Empire
- Empire (1977 on Mainframe, 1983 on Heathkit H11, 1985 on DOS)
- Empire (1981 on TRS-80)
- Empire (1983 on TRS-80 CoCo, Dragon 32/64, 1984 on Commodore 64...)
- Empire (1990 on DOS)
Description
Empire is a turn-based 4X wargame for up to 100 players. The game world is made up out of sectors on a hexagonal grid with a designation (agricultural, industrial, etc). The player must take control of them to receive resources which in turn (after processing) are used to produce new army units of various types. A civilian and slave population is employed to produce and manufacture goods. A technology level determines the type of units that can be produced. Issued commands are processed for all players at a given interval, typically once a day. In "Blitz" games updates are more frequent (e.g. 10 minutes). The game was expanded on by various authors to include more unit types.
Credits (Mainframe version)
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VAX 11/780 under VMS port | |
C conversion | |
UCSD (University of California at San Diego) Empire | |
Kent State University (KSU) distribution |
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Game added by vedder.
Game added July 6, 2017. Last modified January 19, 2024.